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jwolf, seriously. Just because Dungy's a black conservative and Olbermann sat there with Garofalo while she basically called him a self-loather (and he nodded in agreement) doesn't mean they don't get along.

And what is wrong with you people! The Yankees game was on FOX, and you know there is a boycott and quarantine on all things FOX, so it's physically impossible for Olbermann to be watching the game.

As the radical, MINORITY, left continue to live in fantasyland tonight, as they watch another episode of COUNTDOWN with Cankles the clown, let's look at the latest poll that shows reality regarding what the mainstream of American poltical thought REALLY is.....

Conservatives Maintain Edge as Top Ideological Group

"Conservatives continue to outnumber moderates and liberals in the American populace in 2009, confirming a finding that Gallup first noted in June. Forty percent of Americans describe their political views as conservative, 36% as moderate, and 20% as liberal. This marks a shift from 2005 through 2008, when moderates were tied with conservatives as the most prevalent group.

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"Changes among political independents appear to be the main reason the percentage of conservatives has increased nationally over the past year: the 35% of independents describing their views as conservative in 2009 is up from 29% in 2008. By contrast, among Republicans and Democrats, the percentage who are 'conservative' has increased by one point each.

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"Americans are more likely to consider themselves conservative this year than they were in 2008, resulting in conservatives -- now 40% of the American public -- outnumbering moderates for the first time since 2004. While Gallup first documented this trend in June, the finding has been sustained through the third quarter.

"Conservatism is most prevalent among Republicans. However, the overall increase in this ideological stance since 2008 comes largely from political independents, among whom 35% say they are conservatives thus far in 2009 -- compared with 29% last year. Independents have also become more conservative on a number of specific policy issues, including government and union power, the role of government relative to promoting values, gun laws, immigration, global warming, and abortion. Republicans, most of whom considered themselves ideologically conservative in 2008, have also grown more conservative on several of these issues this year, while less change is seen among Democrats.

"All of this has potentially important implications at the ballot box, particularly for the 2010 midterm elections. The question is whether increased conservatism, particularly among independents, will translate into heightened support for Republican candidates. Right now, it appears it may."